Good morning all! I'm down 2 lbs from last weigh in! YEE HAW!

Well, today, the picture should become clearer as to where our future lies--eithe FL or IA. Alan is talking with the owner of his company today, and his answer will help determine our decision. Cross your fingers, say a prayer, or whatever you personally do to wish for what you want!

Thanks so much for your support so far...

Hey, Claire, welcome. No requirements

Congrats, Jen!! You're melting those lbs away, lady. Good luck to you and Alan.

I'm sticking with fitday for a while longer since that seems to help me keep the calories down and keep away from those extras that creep up the calorie count. I am determined this week to have a good loss.

I'm frantically calling restaurants for my boss for V-day, he has a new gf that he wants to impress. All the fancy restaurants are already booked up. Rob wants to make me dinner. I told him to take it easy with any goodies (candy).

I'm so tired today. I had a tough time sleeping last night. Think I'll go make me some tea (we've been getting all kinds of tea as gifts from different people so now I have a store of about 10 boxes!).

Have a good one.

Jen--be sure to keep us posted, and I'll be sure to cross my fingers!

Hi Claire!

I haven't mentioned V-Day to Jeff at all. I'm thinking I'm not going to say anything at all and see if he remembers/what he does. I bought him a video game he said he wanted, and I will pack a little thing of candy and a note in his lunch that day. Oh, and I got him 2 new pairs of boxers--both V-Day with hearts and stuff, but he wears his christmas ones year-round, so no biggie. I also found an *ahem* nightie at Target yesterday on the clearance rack (it looks exactly like this but is lilac instead of pink). It's a size 3XL and was only $4.74 It's a little, err, less than I would normally wear to bed, but for the holiday, I thought it might be fun

Well, I am sooooo sleepy today. I think it might have to do with the weather going back to winter (it was very spring-like lately). Even Jeff got up about 20 minutes later than usual this morning, and he NEVER oversleeps! We were in bed around 10, which is normal for us, so who knows--something in the air...

that's cute, Jill! what a bargain too. I really suck at finding stuff like that. I had in my mind to get a nightie, in fact I've been thinking about it for a while. We'll see how ambitious I get by vday, heh heh.

Woohoo Jill! That should heat up the cold Virginia weather!

Well ladies, we are...........drum roll please.............

STAYING in FLORIDA!!

Alan's meeting with the owner of the company went very well! I'm relieved it is over now, and we can get on with things!

That's great, Jen! Jill, *cute* nighty. I know what you mean about the boobage allowance in those things. Mine end up somewhere south of where the makers think they'll be. LOL

We're heading into Maryland tomorrow morning around 10:00am. Howie's blood tests came back normal, so the nausea may be caused by the iron supplement the surgeon had him taking. UTI...oxycodone withdrawal, another UTI, and then iron...If it's not one thing it's another! Hope this is a turning point for him.

Jen, I am glad you are staying in Florida. I prefer heat to cold Canada myself! And about everyone else - I really don't wear lingerie, so

I am so nervous because tomorrow, we (as in my close friend Clara, and two guys, Jake and Tyler) are performing Shakespeare for a major grade in English, ann we haven't practiced together as a group yet! Just me and Clara! And they probably don't know half the blocking...we are making them come to school by 7:20 tomorrow, but still, they might not come. I don't know if they're home, and we don't know Tyler's phone number. I might ask Jason, his friend, who happens to be my crush...x_x. BTW we are performing these in front of other classes as well, eek!

Okay, yeah. But i did get to buy a nice costume A pretty skirt and white shirt (very comfortable and doesn't concentrate on stomach...WHEW). So I don't have to worry about what I look like. I have to shave tonightt hough...ugh.

Our school (high school) gives laptops to all students (you have to pay though), and mine got in an accident when it slipped off my shoulder as I was walking up the stairs, and it was COLD. The bottom housing was damaged, and my parents got a letter saying it was okay, the insurance would cover it, but next time, they had to pay. And my mother told me it would be my money. It was not my fault, it's called an accident! UGH

These are my predicted report card grades:
Honors Biology: B (thank God)
Honors English: A-
Geometry: C+ (I messed up...I have an A in this marking period, the new one now)
Honors History: A
Theater Arts: A
Honors Spanish: A

MIDTERM GRADES:

Honors Biology: D (63) (I am going to cry when my parents get my report card and see this in the midterm section. I am trying to get an A- average this semester, I know I can, that way I can remain in Honors)

Honors English: A- (92 )

Geometry: B (85 )

Honors History: A- (92 again )

Theater Arts: A (it was a performance, easy A because you get to read off a paper)

Honors Spanish 2: A- (92 once again! )

I probably will get grounded...ugh. But I am working on my grades. Speaking of grades, I am going to go do my homework now in time for shaving and American Idol and dinner! Au revoir, hopefully everything will go well tomorrow.

Wow, you go girl -- just do your best. Looks like your best is very good, too! Let us know how the Shakespeare goes.

Hi Gals!! I am all energetic this week! I went for a walk with my friend after work today... after a 9 hour shift no less! We walked for 45 minutes, and I came home and did abs and pushups. Oh, and I even ate a healthy lunch! I don't know whats come over me!

Jen - thats awesome that you get to stay in Florida! You must be doing a happy dance... especially with that and a 2 pound loss!

Jill - cute nighty! I'm never a huge Valentines day person, I think this year Josh and I will watch a movie, order some pizza (big treat!), and exchange some presents. I don't do romance so well..

Kimberley - I've taken iron before, omg, it made me SO nauseaous. It was pretty nasty, I had to eat TONS of food to get rid of the feeling. Its very likely the iron caused that nausea... Hope things in Maryland go smoothly!

Marge - Keep it up girl!!! I swear, you ARE gonna be out of the 260's for GOOD this week! Must be something in the air, I couldn't sleep last night either. I think I finally fell asleep at 3am, and then had to get up at 8am.. still a solid 5 hours.. but wowsers.. I'm still tired!!

Well I am off to stretch and get some sleep! Talk to you all later!

-Aimee

Hiya gals!

Claire: Which Shakespeare are you performing? I'm a threatre gal myself! And 4 A's, B and a D are pretty dang good! Kimberley's right--just do you best!

Aimee: Sounds like you have some good motivation going on there! Keep it up!

Will check in later!

Yeah, Jen! Great news. Who's the man? Alan's the man.

The iron supplements I take are buffered. Ferrous Gluconate. So they don't bother my stomach.

Have fun with the Shakespeare, Claire. Hey, your grades look pretty good to me. I remember dissecting a frog in highschool biology, oh boy, yucko.

Aimee, you exercise fiend. Good going. If I said to Rob to order pizza for vday he'd be in 7th heaven, heh heh. That's his favorite food. I got him a DVD of the first season of Northern Exposure, one of his favorite shows. I found this ad in the local newspaper for edible valentines (get your mind out of the gutter, ladies heh). They make bouquets with strawberries and other fruits that they cut into a heart shape. How cute is that. Better than chocolates too.

I'm at 258 this morning, and I have until Friday for official weigh in, so I'm a happy camper about that.

Well, Shakespeare went pretty well. We all forgot our lines, but we went with the flow and comedy and everyone loved it . That's because Jake got stage fright and I forgot a line, and then everyone forgot their lines, lol. It was so funny.

And I liked my outfit. It was so comfortable.

Okay, that's mainly it. I have a bio lab to do, so see you all!

Good morning, ladies!

I had weird dreams last night, involving Alan and me getting married in a torn wedding dress with Alan giving me a cheap ring. I have NO CLUE what that all means! I think it is because I put some peanut butter on my ice cream last night too close to bed! I should stick to sugar free popsicles! Plus we watched the Engaged Couples Edition of The Biggest Loser, so maybe I had wedding dresses on the brain!

I do know one thing: I definitely do NOT want to be a 300 lb bride! Alan and I are not "officially" engaged, but we do know we want to marry somewhere down the road. But I want to be a smaller size, plus, I want to save the money first, rather than go into debt for it. So.....it may be a couple of years or longer. But that's fine with me!

Marge: Great job with the loss! I knew you could do it!

Claire: Glad Shakespeare went well, despite the dropped lines!

Will check in with you all later!